Ellen Clifford

9.0

A favorite from the Garagistes tasting, hailing from the Jurassic Vineyard in Santa Ynez. — 6 months ago

N B

9.5

“Visko” — spicy body from these garagistes. — 6 years ago

Peter Becraft

9.2

Barrel fermented but restrained with the oak. Sweet, ripe fruit with sweet spice. Perfect with our scallops. — 10 years ago

Natalie Griffin

9.3

Very fine. Loads of dark berries and ripe plums. Served this with a tagine and it stood right up to the savory sweet dish. — 3 years ago

David Shaw

9.1

2015 Anarchy Red, for those who remember the 1999 WTO meetings in Seattle, perhaps? (Or not, just an edgy-branded blend of Syrah, Grenache and Merlot, their high end red). Cloudy dense purple red in color. Red fruit and white pepper notes in nose, maybe some veg and a hint of spearmint. Cherry-berry flavors then seed bitterness, short length on fruit flavors initially, lingering aftertaste of white pepper, seed tannins, with a touch of cherry, black current, spearmint and, after an hour, strawberry. Moderate bitterness, mild to moderate skin astringency, fairly rounded mouthfeel. Alcohol seems light, initially, but acid, tannins and flavors fairly balanced. Seems fairly fresh. 24 hours later, better integrated overall, so decant. Could age a year or two. Subbing Merlot for Mourvèdre is meant to be subversive of prevailing categories, I suppose. Interesting wine from a small winery, er, garage (sorry, "boutique garagistes" according to their website). Keep rocking in the free world, as Neil Young advised, and help support the fledgling winemakers out there — 6 years ago

Larry Irving

9.3

Wonderful natural sake. And I generally am not a sake drinker. Amazing w grilled octopus at Garagistes, Hobart, Tasmania — 10 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.5

Beautiful Malbec from the Allegretto Estate in Paso. Long live the garagistes! Fantastic nose, layers of cassis and red currant. Perfectly balanced with mellow tannins. Nice acidity to complement. Long finish. This is as good as it gets. Perfect choice to celebrate a rare milestone. — 3 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.2

2012 is absolutely great, dark fruit, ashy, but bright. Well integrated! — 7 years ago

with Natasha

Sherri Housman

9.6

A double gold winner at Sonoma County Harvest Fair. Red cherries, walnuts & mushrooms — 10 years ago